Box, lock, and handle.



C. SCUDDER.

BOX, LOC-K, AND HANDLE..

' APPLICATION FILED AUG-5, 1914,

LQ32, 1 O2 Patented July 3, 1917.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

'CHARLES SCUDDER, 0F AL AMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

nox, LOCK, AND HANDLE.

T 0 all whom it may concern. 1

Be it known that L-CHARLES Sormnnn, a citizen of the United States. residing at Alameda, in the county of Alameda, State of California, haveinvented a new and useful Box, Lock, and Handle, of which the fol-' lowing is a specification in such full and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a box, lock and handle for use with telescoping folding boxes and its object is to secure the two parts of such boxes together without the use of a twine binder.

Another object of the invention is to provide one of the looks with a handle whereby the box and its contents may be conveniently carried. It will be understood that several of the locks may be used to secure the several parts of the box together as may be deemed necessary, heavy parcels requiring four of the locks while light parcels may be securely packed with the use of only two locks.

A11 embodiment of the invention is shown in the drawing in which the same reference numeral is applied to the same portion throughout, but I am aware that there are many modifications thereof.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the complete lock,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation therefor of the I look,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the lock with a handle applied thereto,

Fig. 4 is a plan View of one of the registering slitsof the two portions of the box,

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a box with parts thereof broken away for purposes of illustration and showing one of the looks with its handle in place on the box while ghree other locks are shown applied to the Fig. 6 is a side elevation-of a modified form of the look as it appears when out out of astifi' piece of card board,

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a lock such as is shown in Fig. 6 with the handle integral 7 therewith,

Fig. 8 is an end view of a lock such as is shown in Fig. l with a double handle secured thereto, and

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the lock shown in Fig. 8 and said handle. I

In the drawing the numeral 1 indicates one portion of a telescoping suit box, 2indi- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed August 5, 1914. Serial No. 855,342.

eating the other portion of said box which fits Within the portion 1. Each of the edges of the box is provided with a long slot 3 having a U shaped slot 4 at the'end thereof,

said slots being so positioned that when the box is assembled in position to carry the lead placed therein the said slots of both portions of the box will register. -The two parts of the box are then secured together by means of the'lock 5, said lock comprising a flat top having two sharply V shaped portions 6 and 7 connected with each side edge. The V shaped portion may be connected at 8 with stitching or a staple as desired to the bottom piece 9. The bottom piece 9 extends beyond the end of the top 5 as indicated at 10, the object being to provide a feeler for the look, so that when it is inserted in place it will be pushed against the lip 11 and into the long slot 3, the lock being pushed far enough so that the lip 11 can rise up into the plane of the material of the edge of the box as indicated in Fig. 5, thereby securing the lock firmly in place.

It will be understood that both of the edges of the box are inserted in the two V shaped portions of the lock. One of the locks has the handle 14 connected therewith, either by means of adhesive or staples as may be desired, and extends far enough above the lock to provide a convenient hold.

It will be understood that the ends of the handle 14 pass intothe folded portion of the look under the top 5.

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate a form of the invention in which a fiat piece of card board of suitable stiffness is used to form the lock or handle as may be desired. With this form of the invention the lock comprises an elongated piece of material 15 having slots 16 and 17 cut in the ends thereof, one end having an elongated finger 18 to act as a feeler in putting the lock in place in the box. Such a number of the locks 15 as is desired may be provided while one for each box is provided with the integral handle 19. The locks connected with the handle 19 are made long enough so that they must be forced into position in the slot whereby they will afiord a support for the box.

A slightly modified form of handle is also shown in Figs. 8 and 9. In these figures L indicates a lock of substantially the same form as that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, to which lock is secured a double handle 21 and 22, the adjoining portion 23 of the ham dle being connected to the look by means of a suitable number of staples 24:.

It will be understood that while it is contemplated that card board shall be used in the construction of the locks and-"handles herein. any suitable material such as straw board, tin or any other material of that character may be made use of in themanufacture of the locks and handles.

The essence of the invention lies in the provision of a device which will distort the slot formed in the box as little as possible,

and which will provide notches or recesses to receive the box edges thereby firmly securing the box in the locked position.

Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as-new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is as follows, modificationswithin the scope of the I claims being expressly reserved.

- 1. A box and lock therefor comprising a box body and a cover adapted to overlap.

the box body, said cover and box body having registering slots anda handle for sup-v porting the box comprising a gripping portion and a terminal portion, having two grooves therein, which terminal portion is adapted to enter the registering slots and sides of the overlap the box sides within and Without the box thereby locking the. two partstogether, said terminal portion also having an extension for entering the lock in the slots.

3. A box and lock therefor comprising a box body and acover telescopically fitted thereto, the sides of the cover and body hav-, I ing registering slots with movable tongues J for closing one end of the slots, said tongues also permitting the insertion of a locking device which comprises a strip having two grooves at the sides thereof, which strip is adapted to be inserted in the slots and to overlie the edges of the box adjacent the box.

4. A box and lock therefor comprising a box body and telescope cover therefor, the

cover and body having registering slots shorter than the length of the box, and having movable tongues adjacent one end of the slots whichtongues. are wider than said slots and close one end thereof, a. locking device formed of a strip of material with-grooves at the sides thereof, and an entering tongue at one end thereof, which locking device isadapted to be inserted in the slots to overlie the edges of the box and cover within and,

without the same, and a handle connected with the lock. 7

- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I my hand this 29th day of July, A. D. 1914,

in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses. a

. CHARLES soUDDER.

-Witnesses: i

I HENRY B. LISTER, I

i C. P. GRIFFIN.

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